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The little-known Albert Einstein: An ardent defender of black Americans against racism

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  1. AugustusFerdinand
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    Link to the essay mentioned in the article: https://onbeing.org/blog/albert-einsteins-essay-on-racial-bias-in-1946/

    In May 1946, Einstein defied the prevailing racial climate at the time to visit Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the first degree-granting black college in the US. As captured in the above-mentioned photos seen here, he spoke with and took questions from students and accepted an honorary degree.

    At that point in his life, already in failing health, Einstein rarely accepted invitations to speak at universities or accept honorary degrees as he found the presentations “ostentatious.” He made an exception in support of Lincoln University and social justice for black Americans.

    “My trip to this institution was on behalf of a worthwhile cause,” Einstein said in his address. “There is a separation of colored people from white people in the United States. That separation is not a disease of colored people. It’s a disease of white people.”

    Link to the essay mentioned in the article: https://onbeing.org/blog/albert-einsteins-essay-on-racial-bias-in-1946/

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